Adobe Premiere 6.0: How To Use the DV Features

When Adobe Premiere 6.0 first came out, it was a milestone in
non-linear editing because it incorporated a number of DV
features that were considered new and revolutionary at the time. The
biggest contribution that this program gave to computer based digital
editing was that it's software eliminated the need for a user's computer
to have a video capture card. Thanks to this program, all you need now
is a firewire cable.

How Premiere 6.0 Captures Video

Premiere 6.0 eliminated the need for users to buy and install a video
card for their computers. The program performs the capturing process by
only using the DV port on the computer's hard drive, a fire wire
connection ( also called IEEE 1394) and a DV camcorder. All you need to
do to start the capture process is to connect the camcorder to the
computer with the firewire, turn it on, open your project in Premiere,
and then choose 'File'-> 'Capture' once everything is loaded. After
your footage is captured, you can begin editing it right away.

Step 1: Setting up Your Camcorder to Work with Premiere 6.0

If this is your first time using your camcorder with Premiere 6.0,
then you need to alert the program to which camcorder model that you are
using so that it perfectly captures the video. With the capture window
open, click on the 'Settings' tab and click on 'Device Control'. A
dialogue box will open. Here, you can find and select your specific
camcorder. There are a lot of consumer and professional camcorders that
this program can support. It is important to choose the right one so
that Premiere 6.0's capture settings are precise. This will directly
affect your video's quality.

Step 2: Using the Settings Tab

Before you begin the capturing process, you should take a good look
at your settings tab to make sure that everything is in proper order.
Here you can change specific video capture settings, change the location
of the captured video on your hard drive, and set the device control
preferences that were covered early.

Step 3: Using the Logging Tab

The logging tab helps you stay on top of keeping your footage
organized. Here, you can log (name) your video clips, set in and out
points, and name the tapes that footage is coming from. It's important
to name the tape because if some unfortunate event happens where the
video is deleted from your hard drive, you can easily locate the clip on
the tape and add it into your project quickly (like it never
happened).

Step 4: Exporting to the Web

Premiere 6.0 was also revolutionary in that it allowed users to turn
their video projects into files that can be shared on the web.
Technology has advanced a lot since this program was first introduced,
but what is important for this feature is that it is the ancestor of
Adobe's Media Encoder Program.